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Serenity(2005)
Released
2005 · FILM

Serenity

A teenage psychic fugitive and her protective brother join a ragtag crew of outlaws aboard the transport ship Serenity, racing to stay ahead of a relentless Alliance operative while uncovering deadly secrets that could ignite a galaxy‑wide rebellion.

“They aim to misbehave.”

Directed by
Joss Whedon, Shaun O Dell
Written by
Joss Whedon
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
119 min
ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

A group of rebels travels the outskirts of space, evading the Alliance regime. Their smuggling and cargo‑running activities are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret. The crew subsequently becomes pursued by an Alliance agent determined to locate them.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 252+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Lisa LassekShot by Jack N GreenScored by David NewmanDesigned by Barry ChusidSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Jordanna Fineberg

Box Office

2005 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$38.9M

Budget$39.0M
Worldwide gross$38.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $25.5M — 66% of worldwide · International: $13.4M (34%)

Opening weekend: $10.1M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $12.7M — 50% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,188 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Serenity - Flucht in neue Weltende
  • (English)Serenity
  • (Bulgarian)Серенити
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United KingdomAug 22, 2005
  • IrelandAug 24, 2005
  • FranceSep 3, 2005
  • RussiaSep 15, 2005
  • United StatesSep 22, 2005

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions

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